THURSDAY FEBRUARY 21, 1991 NEWS HOTLINE 723-8448 30 PAGES THIS WEEK "T he Twin City's Award-Winning Weekly" 50 cents last week Rhode Island AC innkmfionmm. said tV/tlSUJ wast the Persian Gulf she insurance for Om^f their children and ! ; ^TpStkaA^cS veterans, unable to g( aii education," Jackal [ Panther Militia s " MILWAUKEE (AP) _ J| Panther Militia folrnied b; McGee began foot patrols vAT*r^r^?f and a leader of the group ; dents were receptive. *T think ?he general com us out thefe," said Doris mander of the militia. if they need usl Wilder for* ^OMANVjmm ??f the next ptesider ? glas Wider ofSVfci I New York pointed l : contenders in!992. ;l^"He's the fronmtr Common Vision: The Plan African-American community pleased to be a part pf concept Council Chair John Holleman (left) Is sura that a solid framework has bssn put forth but wonders about tha follow through* I (Below) Summit and council mem bers dlecuss the . blueprint for the county's success. These are from (left): Patricia Wynn, James * Grace and Mazle Woodruff. ~~ ? By RUDY ANDERSON Chronide Managing Editor A comprehensive, all-inclusive strategic plan for improving the socioeconomic condition of the Winston Salem/Forsyth County area has received wide accep tance among African-American community leaders. on a community-wide basis to include all segments of the community. The plan, called Common Vision: A Long-Term Strategic Direction, was presented by the Forsyth Com munity Development Council (FCDC) to the member ship of summit groups who met last year to outline the problems faced by the community. ? ? The council, a non-profit corporation, is actually City's drug war shows signs of improvement By PATRICIA SMITH-DEERING Community News Editor The prognosis for the city's war on drugs appears to be brighter than many had thought, if the assessment of those most closely involved in the day-to-day skirmishes is on tar get. The four public housing com munities in Winston-Salem in the past have been the focal points for drug-related activities and efforts at prevention, treatment, and enforce ment. Increased police presence, more community awareoeact-asi^s* residents' involvement are having positive, deterrent effects. The downside, though, is that drug traffic has shifted locations to other low-income housing commu nities and other areas, making a once more or less contained prob lem more widespread. One public housing resident described the situ ation most aptly: HIt*s like Dying to get rid of roaches. If everybody don't do it, all you do is send them some place else!"' Statistical information on the number of drug arrests in 1990 is still being compiled for the annual year-end report. But, Winston Salem Police Department figures 4m tomiary through Oct show 2,103 drug-related arrests with two months remaining, com pared to 1989 year-end drug arrests totaling 2,102. Black Money! Teacher, students are taught by the U.S. Mint By RUDY ANDERSON ' Chronicle Managing Editor ' ~ ~~ - What started out as a bet turned into an interesting class project for some students at Petree Alternative School during Black History Month. A shop teacher asked another if he was aware that the U.S. Treasury had mint ed half dollar coins with African- Americans on them. That teacher, David Campbell, said that he was not aware of that and didn't believe it was true. Neither did the students in their shop classes, that is, until Campbell's co-worker produced a doublcd-headcd coin with th . ; "The feedback has been overwhelmingly positive," Holleman said after the presentation. "However, the toughest assignment is what lays ahead and that is the action $kiL ft is far too early to predict success. We 1iave a lot erf hard work ahead of us." Holleman said he felt the next three months would tell the story about whether or not the framework laid out by the council had a chance of working. He said it would be during that time that the major players in the Please see page All Aldermen vote to help city workers By PATRICIA SMITH-DEERING Community News Editor 11 ' " " . 1 ' 1 1 ' The city's Board of Aldermen set aside their polit ical differences and voted unanimously Monday night to grant supplementary pay to city employees called to active military duty in the Persian Gulf crisis. The resolution means the city will pay the differ ence between city pay and military base pay, resulting in no salary loss for any of the employees called td serve. J J{ The supplement will be paid two months( for each full year of city service. Anyone working with the city less be paid the supplement month* The policy is retroactive to Augqst 1 , _ ; ! , ?V Please see page A8\ Photo by L.fi. Spoas Jf. Brad (Ml) nut. Lca^u J?;Jwin show off the coin that led their class on a research protect to determine If other African- American faces were on U.S. coins.